SERVICIO DE SALUD DEL PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS

What SERVICIO DE SALUD DEL PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS does

The Red de Bibliotecas de Asturias is the regional public library network of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain, operated by the Gobierno del Principado de Asturias as a government-state entity. It serves the general public of the region — children, adults, researchers, and institutional users — providing free access to physical and digital cultural, educational, and heritage resources through a network of more than 100 library branches distributed across all municipalities of Asturias. The organization employs 474 staff and is headquartered in Gijón, with no commercial revenue model and no customer billing.

The network's core technological platform is AbsysNet mOpac, a web-based Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) developed by Baratz, Servicios de Teledocumentación S.A., which unifies catalogue search, user accounts, reservations, and recommendations across the network's specialized and public libraries. Beyond the physical branch network, the system has been extended into three distinct digital sub-brands: eBiblio Asturies (digital lending of e-books and audiobooks), eFilm Asturies (digital streaming of films and audiovisual content), and the Biblioteca Virtual del Principado de Asturias (digital access to regional historical and cultural heritage collections, including the Sección Asturiana). The platform conforms to WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards, with implementation also delivered by Baratz.

The business model is purely institutional: all services are provided free of charge to residents of Asturias, with funding sourced entirely from the regional government budget of the Principality of Asturias. There is no pricing structure, no subscription model, no venture or private capital, no M&A activity, and no commercial revenue capture. Distribution occurs through the Gobierno del Principado de Asturias portal, the OPAC portal, and the Biblioasturias magazine, with no traditional sales or go-to-market motion. The entity operates as a stable public service rather than a growth-oriented commercial enterprise.

Name

SERVICIO DE SALUD DEL PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS

Legal name

Red de Bibliotecas de Asturias

Website

https://absys.asturias.es

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Red de Bibliotecas de Asturias operates a regional public library network of over 100 branches across Asturias, Spain, unified by the AbsysNet mOpac catalog and extended through eBiblio Asturies, eFilm Asturies, and the Biblioteca Virtual, providing free physical and digital content access to residents.

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

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Core offering

The entity operates a regional public library network providing free access to physical and digital collections including books, periodicals, audiovisual materials, e-books, e-films, and specialized cultural heritage collections for residents of the Principality of Asturias. A unified AbsysNet mOpac web catalog enables search across over 100 library branches, complemented by digital lending platforms (eBiblio Asturies, eFilm Asturies) and the Biblioteca Virtual del Principado de Asturias.

Product overview

The Asturias Library Network operates as a unified library system comprising specialized libraries (historical archive, museums, conservatory, foundations) and public libraries distributed across all municipalities in the Asturias region. The primary product is the AbsysNet mOpac web-based catalog, which provides a single discovery layer for the entire network of over 100 library branches. The system also offers access to digital collections via eBiblio (e-books and audiobooks), eFilm (streaming video), and the Asturias Virtual Library, extending the catalog into digital lending and virtual collections. The portfolio architecture is a central OPAC platform with integrated digital content partnerships rather than a modular add-on model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eBiblio Asturies: Digital lending platform for e-books and digital content
• eFilm Asturies
• Biblioteca Virtual del Principado de Asturias
• Biblioasturias

Products and services

• AbsysNet mOpac OPAC

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Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Xarxa de Biblioteques Municipals de la Diputació de Barcelona: Catalan provincial-level public library network providing free access across 200+ municipal branches with a unified catalog. Comparable to Asturias in role, scale, and public-finance model.
• Red de Bibliotecas de Madrid: Regional public library network operated by the Community of Madrid. Mirrors Asturias's model: government-run, multi-branch, free public access, unified catalog, and serving as the closest structural analog within Spain.
• Red de Bibliotecas Públicas de Andalucía: Another large Spanish regional government library network with comparable free public access, unified catalog, and digital lending components. Closest functional peer within Spain.

Broad incumbents

• Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF): France's national library. Comparable in mission (heritage stewardship, digital access, regional cultural content) but at much larger scale and with national rather than regional scope.
• OverDrive (Libby): Major digital lending platform used by many public libraries worldwide, including e-book and audiobook distribution. Comparable to Asturias's eBiblio component at a much larger scale.
• Biblioteca Nacional de España: National library of Spain. While not a public lending network, it overlaps on cultural-heritage stewardship, digital collections, and public access to historical/regional content — adjacent to Asturias's specialized archive and Asturian section.

Emerging players

• Odilo: Spanish-origin digital library platform serving public libraries with e-books, audiobooks, and educational content. Competes in the same digital-lending space but does not operate physical branches.

Others

• Baratz, Servicios de Teledocumentación S.A. Spanish vendor that developed and maintains the AbsysNet mOpac platform used by Asturias. Enabling technology partner rather than a competing entity, but core to comparable library network infrastructure decisions across Spain.

Market position

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Investors

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